Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Westbranch Eviction Risk: Moderate , Houston
Tract 48201540200 · Harris, TX · pop 1,893 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Tract 48201540200, home to 1,893 residents in the Westbranch neighborhood of Houston, scores 5.3/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #43,764 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
84% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 58% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,382 a month while the average household earns $40,385 a year, roughly 41% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units908
Renter share58.5%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate14.8%
Median income$40,385
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8234, -95.5697 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westbranch scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Houston
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
14.8% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,382 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Houston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Houston
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Houston
2.5
How Westbranch compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 83%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 121Total filings over 7 yrs
- 4.05%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.9%Peak (2012)
- 4Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 85% over the past 7 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 118Total filings 2020-21
- 1.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.64×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westbranch
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Houston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Harris County average of 5.2 and above the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.64x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 121 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 4.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.9% of renter households in 2012.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201540200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201540200?
Census tract 48201540200 in the Westbranch neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48201540200?
Median gross rent is $1,382/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 84% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201540200?
14.8% of residents in tract 48201540200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,893.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201540200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 93th, minority 83th, housing 14th.
Q5
Is tract 48201540200 considered part of Westbranch?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201540200 fall within Westbranch (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 48201540200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 121 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 48201540200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.05% of renter households, peaking at 8.9% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 48201540200 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.64× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 48201540200 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201540200 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Houston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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